→ Speakers
Be inspired by the world's top thinkers
C2 Montréal speakers are an engaging mix of world-renowned personalities, business leaders, innovative creatives, social game-changers and industry experts, as well as the next generation of bold forward thinkers.
→ 2Fik ․
Multidisciplinary artist
→ Adam Finkelstein
Associate Director, Learning Environments (Physical and Digital), Teaching and Learning Services at McGill University
→ Alec Chapados
Co-Founder & CEO, DGenz
→ Alexandra Stréliski
Internationally acclaimed Canadian composer and pianist.
→ Alexandre Mars
Founder & CEO of Epic Foundation, blisce/ & INFIИITE
→ Amadou Diop
Regional Manager for IKEA Canada
→ Andréanne Marquis
President and Founder, Womance & Sans-Façon Cosmétiques
→ Andrew King
Founder, AKAFLDWRK
→ Andrew Matters
Director, Sustainability & Economics at International Air Transport Association (IATA), Geneva
→ Andrew Rose
Psychedelic Educator and Integration Coach, Refuge
→ Andy Nulman
CEO, PACT!
→ Anick Beaulieu
CEO of C2
→ Anne-Marie Withenshaw
TV and Radio Host, producer
→ Annie-Kim Maltais-Simard
Yoga therapist
→ Anthony William Shannon
Founder, Good Companies
→ Arnaud Duchêne
Director, Real Estate Investments, Fonds immobilier de solidarité FTQ
→ Benoit Skinazi
Chief Marketing Officer at Sharethrough
→ Beth Goldberg
Head of Research & Development, Jigsaw (Google)
→ Bobby Sahni
Partner & Co-founder at Ethnicity Matters
→ Brett McIntosh
President of Publicis Toronto
→ Bronwen Moen
Facilitator, Artefact
→ Bruno Fiset
Sr. Director - Digital Solutions Delivery, Loto-Québec
→ Caitlan Maggs
Creative Consultant
→ Caroline Codsi
Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance
→ Catherine David
Interim Head of Content, Événements Les Affaires
→ Catherine Fournier
Mayor at City of Longueuil
→ Catherine Galvani
Partner, Finance and Sustainability, Boite PAC
→ Catherine Guillemart
Vice President Public Affairs and Head of Airbus at ICAO
→ Catherine Lavoie
Director and screenwriter of the Enfermée Project
→ Catherine Martel
Director & Partner, Brand Innovation & Growth, HAUS OF PARK
→ Catherine Turp
Senior Director of Creation at Moment Factory
→ Céline Lippi
Co-Founder & Managing Partner, LUXURY TECH FUND
→ Chandra Cirulnick
VP of Global Supply Partnerships at Yahoo
→ Chantale Coulombe
President and CEO of the Collège des administrateurs de sociétés
→ Cheidah (live)
Singer-songwriter
→ Cheryl Johnson
Chef and co-owner, Montréal Plaza et Juliette Plaza
→ Chris Konya
Chief Strategy Officer, SYLVAIN
→ Christine Renaud
CEO & co-founder, Braindate
→ Claire Bouchard
Director of Branded Content at La Presse
→ Colombe St-Pierre
Chef and co-owner, Chez Saint-Pierre et Cantine Côtière
→ Craig Dykers
Founding Partner, Snøhetta
→ Daphné Cousineau
President EMEAI at Jimmy Choo
→ Debbie Zakaib
Executive Director, La Table Ronde, Collectif de la gastronomie québécoise
→ Diana Williams
CEO and Co-Founder of Kinetic Energy Entertainment
→ Dipsy (dj)
→ Dominique Anglade
Adjunct Professor and Co-leader, Sustainable Transition Office, HEC Montréal
→ Édith Cloutier
President Rogers Québec, Rogers
→ Eleonora Halpern
Marketing and Clienteling Director, JHSF Capital
→ Élise Le Dref
Director of Talent and Diversity at the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal
→ Elizabeth Crisante
Co-Founder & Chief Commercial Officer, Arts House Media Group (Billboard UK, Billboard CA, Rolling Stone QC)
→ Émile Bédard
Student, entrepreneur and artist
→ Emilie Baltz
Senior Creative Director of Experience, Chobani
→ Émilie Guertin
Executive Director, Fondation de BAnQ
→ Éric St-Arnaud
Chief Executive Officer, Renaissance Québec
→ Estelle Metayer
President and Founder, Competia
→ Eva Hartling
Founder, The Brand is Female
→ Evita (dj)
Dj
→ Fanny-Pierre Galarneau
Facilitator, Artefact
→ Félix B. Simoneau
Director of Skills Development and Networking at the Fédération des chambres de commerce du Québec
→ Félix Lajeunesse
Co-founder, Chief Creative Officer, Felix & Paul Studios
→ Francesco Garutti
Associate Director Programs, Canadian Centre for Architecture
→ Gabriel Laliberté
Head of Strategy, Retail & CPG Americas, Valtech
→ Gah-Yee Won
Head of Marketing, CG Canada at Intuit
→ Georges Laraque
Former professional hockey player & NHL Player Inclusion Coalition member
→ Gideon Maltz
Chief Executive Officer of the Tent Partnership for Refugees
→ Grand Corps Malade
Slam poet, author, and director
→ Harley Finkelstein
President of Shopify
→ Isabelle Dupuis
Chef and co-owner, Le Presbytère microbrasserie
→ Jean-François Lavigne
Creative Director & Innovation Lead, Digital Design, Sid Lee
→ Jean-Martin Fortier
Farmer, teacher, author and entrepreneur
→ Jean Pelland
Architect, Principal Partner, Sid Lee Architecture
→ Jean-Sebastien Bourdages
Director of Design and Innovation at BC2, Co-founder of BE_MONDO
→ Jeff Luini
Executive Producer
→ Jimmy Knowles
Global Head of Experiential Marketing, Canva
→ Joe Flanders
Founder & Psychologist, Refuge
→ Johan Vakidis
Co-Chief Creative Officer, Sid Lee
→ John Stackhouse
Senior Vice President, Office of the CEO, Royal Bank of Canada
→ Jonathan Lapalme
Principal - Les Interstices
→ Jonathan Robin
Founder and President, Station agro-biotech
→ Justin Erbacci
Director General, Airports Council International (ACI) World
→ Karen Therrien
Co-owner, Tanière³, Légende, L'Orygine et Vieux Carré
→ Karina Tétrault
Managing co-owner, Lundis au soleil
→ Katherine Homuth
Founder & CEO of SRTX
→ Kathy Marquis
Host and producer
→ Kayuula Novalinga
Inuk, Throat Singer
→ Kim Adams
Senior Director of Game Development;Pokemon GO at Niantic
→ Kimberly Davis
Senior Executive Vice President at National Hockey League (NHL)
→ King Willonius
Artist, AI Architect, StandUp Comedian
→ Leo Ramlall
Co-Founder & Creative Director, DGenz
→ Leonard Michael Verrilli
Director of Major Projects, Groupe Montoni
→ Ludmila Rishkova
Co-owner, Hoogan et Beaufort, Annette bar à vin et Boucherie Édouard et Léo
→ Malik Yacoubi
Co-founder & CEO, nesto
→ Marc Rémillard
Director, Editor and Sound Designer of the Enfermée Project
→ Martin Foster
Vice President, Business Development at Prévision Succès
→ Martin Leblanc
Architect, Principal Partner, Sid Lee Architecture
→ Martine St-Victor
Communications Strategist and General Manager, Edelman Montréal
→ Mathieu Laporte
Head of the Experimentation Department, BAnQ
→ Matt Klein
Cultural Theorist & Writer of ZINE
→ Maude Théroux-Séguin
Co-owner, Les Cavistes et Cerise
→ Meryem Abou El Bal
Client partner, Retail & CPG Americas at Valtech
→ Michael Goldberg
Partner & Chief Creative Officer of Luna Luna
→ Michael Ventura
Advisor & Author of "Applied Empathy"
→ Mick McConnell
Head of Space at Airbnb
→ Naomi Huck Ananou
Director major gifts and planned giving, Institut du cancer de Montréal
→ Nicholas Yee
Sr. Engineering Manager (Gen AI) at Intuit
→ NOEMIE DUCHARME
Co-owner and manager, Bar Jjacques, Bistro Chez Tao et Julio Taqueria
→ Noire Mouliom
Founder of Métisse
→ Pascale Gravel-Richard
Facilitator, Artefact
→ Patrice Gosselin
Head Host and Culinary Consultant
→ Paul Raphaël
Co-founder, Chief Innovation Officer, Felix & Paul Studios
→ Paula Newton
Journalist, CNN
→ Paula Trujillo
Strategy Director of Conexiones Creativas
→ Perle Morency
Owner manager, Côté Est et Chez Pépita!
→ Renee Deschenes-O'Hagan
Owner manager, Bistro La Franquette
→ Rhonda Grintuch
Lawyer and Partner, Labour, Employment & Human Rights at Fasken
→ Ron Rayside
Architect, founder, Rayside Labossière
→ Samer Saab
CEO, Explorance
→ Samuel Jabour
Facilitator, Artefact
→ Sandra Ferreira
Director, Ferreira et Campo
→ Sandra Rodriguez
multidisciplinary artist and researching AI & XR
→ Sarah DiLeo
Global Chief Production Officer, Studio X, WPP
→ Sarah Surrenders
Sound Practitioner & Mentor, Resonance Temple
→ Sasha Luccioni
AI & Climate Lead, Hugging Face
→ Sean Stanleigh
Head of Globe Content Studio, The Globe and Mail
→ Shina Nova
Indigenous Content Creator and Advocate, Throat Singer(s)
→ Shira Lazar
Founder & CEO, What's Trending
→ Sofia Hernandez
Global Head of Business Marketing + Commercial Partnerships at TikTok
→ Sophie Rousseau-Loiselle
Executive Director, SHDM
→ Spencer Baim
Head of Brand, Creative and Marketing, Jigsaw (Google)
→ Stanley Vaganov
Founder of Métisse
→ Stéphanie Benoit
Agricultural Entrepreneur, Vice-President of Agropur, and Committed Leader
→ Stephen Bronfman
Founder, PACT!
→ Tania Vachon
Facilitator, Artefact
→ T’Cha Dunlevy
Culture Critic at the The Gazette
→ Terrie Tweddle
Chief Brand and Communications Officer, Rogers
→ Thierry Reboul
Executive Director of the Paris Olympic Games Ceremonies
→ Thomas Jolly
Artistic Director for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the Paris Olympic Games
→ Tim Fu
Founder and Director, Studio Tim Fu
→ tommy bouillon
President, Maçonnerie Gratton, Brique Recyc and Association des Entrepreneurs en Maçonnerie du Québec
→ Tyler Shultz
Whistleblower, Founder, Speaker
→ Valérie Durand
Head of Investor Relations and Corporate Sustainability, Air Canada
→ Valérie Plante
Mayor of Montréal
→ Vanya Filipovic
Co-owner and sommelier, Mon Lapin, Rôtisserie La Lune et Les Vins Dame-Jeanne
→ Verena Papik
CEO, Talkalytics
→ Victor Arakaki
Partner & Managing Director, JHSF Capital
→ Will Lee
CEO of ADWEEK
→ Xanthe Wells
Vice President of Global Creative for Pinterest
→ Yanick Bédard
Executive Vice-Président, Innovation, Digital & Strategy, Sid Lee
→ Yovan Grulovic
Assistant General Counsel, Products at Intuit
→ Zoe Ruderman
Chief Content Officer, ADWEEK
Matt Klein
Cultural Theorist & Writer of ZINE
Matt Klein is a cultural theorist, Webby-winning writer, and strategist, helping organizations and individuals make sense of emerging social change. As an advisor to brands, the UN, investors, philanthropies, and the press, Klein provides provocative, alternative explanations of the zeitgeist to author future-proofing strategies. His publication ZINE, critically studies overlooked trends and our relationship with technology and media. Effectively articulating change, he's also a source for the WSJ, DAZED and NYT;speaker at SXSW, Fast Company and MoMA;and guest lecturer at universities including NYU and The New School.